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Wednesday briefing: Real Madrid oppose staging of Villarreal vs FC Barcelona LaLiga match in Miami

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Real Madrid have issued a statement, expressing the club’s opposition to proposals for Villarreal’s LaLiga matchup against FC Barcelona to take place in Miami.

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) recently gave the green light for the fixture to be staged at Hard Rock Stadium, with its board of directors asking FIFA to initiate the process to allow this to go ahead.

In response, Madrid have moved to block the staging of the match outside of Spain, contacting FIFA, UEFA, and th

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